NFL's Highest-Paid Coaches

This year, the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
prepaid for its place in the big game. Sending $8 million and four top draft picks over three years to the
Oakland Raiders
, the Bucs signed coach
Jon
Gruden
Jon Gruden
to a five-year $17.5 million deal last January. On Sunday, in what has been pegged as the "Gruden Bowl," the Bucs coach will face his old squad, now headed by former offensive coordinator
Bill
Callahan
Bill Callahan
, who demands just $1 million per year.

It's clear that winning brings more pay, but does higher pay mean results? According to Sports Business Daily, the average annual salary for an NFL head coach is $2.5 million per year. Of the 13 coaches who make less than that, only one--Callahan--has been to a Super Bowl. Moreover, of Super Bowl winners, only New England's
Bill
Belichick
Bill Belichick
, at $2.5 million, doesn't make our list of the NFL's highest-paid coaches. Still, the Patriots paid with a top pick to lure Belichick from the
New York Jets
.

Take a look at the salaries and records of the NFL's 12 highest-paid coaches. Then tell us which coach brings the best value for the money.